£83,574
1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 42 Touring Phaeton
Bonhams • US • 3 Mar 2022
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£83,574
1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 42 Touring Phaeton
US • 3 Mar 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 42 Touring Phaeton is a prominent open Pierce-Arrow powered by a large 8-cylinder engine. It has benefited from a multi-year restoration, with photographic records available, and is now ready to show or tour. The car remains in exceptional condition and has a known history of ownership.
Condition
9
The car is described as being in exceptional condition, having undergone a multi-year restoration completed in 2013. Recent maintenance includes a check over of the fuel system and replacement of carburetor gaskets, indicating ongoing care. While the invoices for the restoration are not retained, the seller reports that the restoration approached $200,000. There are no mentions of any current defects.
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Manual
LHD
United States
2525462
1931
Auction
£83,574
1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 42 Touring Phaeton
Bonhams • US • 3 Mar 2022
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
366ci L-Head Inline 8-Cylinder
Engine Single Updraft Stromberg Carburetor 125bhp at 3,000rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Bendix Mechanical Drum Brakes *Prominent open Pierce-Arrow *Powered by the large Pierce 8-cylinder engine *Photographic record of multi-year restoration on file *Ready to show or tour THE PIERCE-ARROW MODEL 42 Founded in 1901, some idea of the rapidity of Pierce-Arrow's rise to prominence may be gauged from the fact that as early as 1909, the White House ordered two for state occasions.
From then onwards, the name Pierce-Arrow would be synonymous with the ultimate in motoring luxury, ranking alongside Cadillac, Packard and Rolls-Royce.
Royalty, Heads of State and countless celebrities were numbered among its clients, including Emperor Hirohito of Japan; the Shah of Persia; King ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia; King Albert of Belgium; American Presidents Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft and Franklin Delano Roosevelt; John D...
Price Analysis vs Other Model 42s
£58,196
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£83,574
Median Price (Since 2020)
£87,046
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